The Midland Cup was a motorcycle speedway competition held in the United Kingdom from 1951 to 1987, that was restricted to teams from the Midlands area.[1][2]
Sport | Speedway |
---|---|
Founded | 1951 |
Ceased | 1987 |
Country | United Kingdom |
The competition was a significant competition at the time, due to the speedway teams from the Midlands being some of the leading teams in the United Kingdom (particularly in the 1980s).
Season | Champions | Runner-Up | Ref |
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1951 | Leicester | Birmingham | [3] |
1952 | Coventry | Birmingham | [4] |
1953 | Birmingham | Coventry | [5][6] |
1954 | Birmingham | Coventry | [7] |
1955 | Birmingham | Leicester | [8] |
1960 | Coventry | Leicester | [9] |
1966 | Coventry | Wolverhampton | [10] |
1967 | Swindon | Coventry | [11] |
1968 | Swindon | Leicester | [12] |
1969 | Coventry | Leicester | [13] |
1970 | Coventry | Leicester | [14] |
1971 | Coventry | Leicester | [15] |
1972 | Leicester | Wolverhampton | [16] |
1973 | Wolverhampton | Leicester | [17] |
1974 | Leicester | Wolverhampton | [18] |
1975 | Oxford | Wolverhampton | [19] |
1976 | Coventry | Wolverhampton | [20] |
1977 | Coventry | Cradley Heath | [21] |
1978 | Coventry | Leicester | [22] |
1979 | Coventry | Leicester | [23] |
1980 | Cradley Heath | Coventry | [24] |
1981 | Coventry | Cradley Heath | [25] |
1982 | Coventry | Cradley Heath | [26] |
1983 | Cradley Heath | Coventry | [27] |
1984 | Cradley Heath | Swindon | [28] |
1985 | Oxford | Cradley Heath | [29] |
1986 | Oxford | Coventry | [30] |
1987 | Cradley Heath | Wolverhampton | [31] |
Discontinued